There are three
vineyards with Doisy as the first part of their names; and if you guessed that
they were originally one vineyard which was later divided, then you would be
spot on. Of the three (the other two are Doisy-Daene and Doisy-Dubroca),
Diosy-Vedrines is the largest and most often seen (Hong Kong and elsewhere).
All three were classed as Second Growth in the 1855 classification of Sauternes
and Barsac. The vineyards of Doisy-Vedrines are in a single block, planted 85%
with Semillon and these with Sauvignon Blanc. After selective manual harvesting
through triage successif,
the wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks under temperature control,
before 18 months aging in barrels with 70% new oak. Fining and filtration is
done prior to bottling. As for the above wine, it was a nice golden yellow in
colour with a sweet dried apricot nose. The apricot notes follow through the
palate onto the long finish where its was joined by a good smattering of
acidity giving it a nice balance.
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